2008 BMW X5 3.0Si Owner's Manual

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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly.
Your BMW is covered by the following warran-
ties:
>New Vehicle Limited Warranty
>Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
>Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty
>Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
>California Emission Control System Limited
Warranty
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following applies only to vehicles owned
and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North
America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New
Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone 1-800-831-
1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a recall and remedy campaign. However,
NHTSA cannot become involved in individual
problems between you, your dealer, or BMW of
North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Adminis-
trator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety-related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls may call
1-800-333-0510 toll-free from anywhere in
Canada or 1-613-993-9851 from the Ottawa
region and from other countries, or contact
Transport Canada by mail at: Transport
Canada, ASFAD, Place de Ville, Tower C,
330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0N5.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca

At a glance
This overview of buttons, switches and displays
is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's
operating environment. The section will also
assist you in becoming acquainted with the
control concepts and options available for
operating the various systems.
At a glance

Cockpit
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Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
1Rear window safety switch39
2Opening and closing windows38
3Folding exterior mirrors in and out
*51
4Adjusting exterior mirrors51
Automatic curb monitor
*52

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9Instrument panel12
12Ignition lock5913Buttons on steering wheel
14Horn, entire surface
17Releasing hood241 5
Instrument lighting105
Fog lamps105
6
Parking lamps102
Low beams102
Automatic headlamp control
*102
Adaptive Head Light
*104
7
Head-Up Display
*99
8
Turn signals66
High beams, headlamp flasher66
Roadside parking lamps
*104
Time, date, outside temperature,
Check Control71, 79
Computer73
10
Windshield wipers67
Rain sensor67
Rear window wiper68
11Starting/stopping engine and
switching ignition on/off 59
Telephone*:
>Press: accepting and ending
call, starting dialing
* for
selected phone number and
redialing if no phone number is
selected
>Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice
command system
* 23
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling in phone book and in
lists with stored phone numbers
Individually programmable53
Individually programmable53
Steering wheel heating
*53
15
Steering wheel adjustment52
16
Cruise control
*69

Cockpit
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instrument panel
1Indicator lamps for turn signals
2Speedometer
3Indicator and warning lamps13
4Tachometer72
5Energy Control72
6Display for
>Clock/date71
>Outside temperature71
>Indicator and warning lamps78
>Speed of cruise control
*697Display for
>Odometer and trip odometer71
>Computer73
>Date and remaining travel distance
for service requirements75
>Automatic transmission positions64
>HDC Hill Descent Control90
> Check Control message present78
>Adaptive Drive
*91
8Fuel gauge72
9Resetting trip odometer71
Displaying service requirement71

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Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
different combinations and colors.
Some lamps are tested for proper function by
briefly lighting up during starting of the engine
or when the ignition is switched on.
Explanatory text messages
Text messages at the bottom edge of the Con-
trol Display explain the meaning of the dis-
played indicator and warning lamps.
Additional information, e.g. on the cause of a
malfunction and on the corresponding need to
take action can be displayed via the Check Con-
trol, refer to page78.In the case of corresponding urgency, this infor-
mation is displayed immediately when the
related lamp lights up.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps indicate that cer-
tain functions are activated:
With parking brake set61
With parking brake set for Canadian
models
Fog lamps105
High beams/headlamp flasher104
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC controls the drive and
braking forces for maintaining vehicle
stability89

Cockpit
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Around the center console: controls and displays